Mortgages

New deals from NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has added a number of new deals to its Core range...

Strong results from the Leeds

2012 saw net residential lending at Leeds Building Society reach almost two and a...

New fixes from the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have introduced new two and five year fixed rates. They are...

Complete FS reveals 10th anniversary Expo plans

Specialist distributor Complete FS is to hold its 2013 Expo on 19 June at...

6% year-on-year fall in mortgage approvals

Gross mortgage borrowing of £7.8bn in February was above the recent monthly average, according...

Kent Reliance unveils deal for ‘next time buyers’

Kent Reliance has launched a 95% LTV 'next time buyer' mortgage aimed at existing...

Fall in gross remortgage lending

Monthly gross remortgage lending fell by £325 million in February to £2.6 billion, according...

Balls slams ‘subsidised second home’ scheme

Ed Balls, Labour's Shadow Chancellor, has criticised the fact that the government's mortgage scheme...

91% rise in Teachers’ new lending

The Teachers Building Society has published its annual results for 2012. New lending was...

New AFI seven-day special imminent

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is to another seven day special tomorrow, available exclusively through...

AMI focuses on positives in Budget

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) believes the Budget gives "more than a shot...

BUDGET 2013: Help to Buy scheme unveiled

In the Budget, George Osborne outlined details of the new 'Help to Buy' scheme. It...

Leeds introduces rate cut on two-year fix

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage by...

Fall in gross mortgage lending

Total gross mortgage lending is fell to £10.5 billion in February, according to latest...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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